[tor-commits] [tor/master] Expand manpage for HiddenServiceAllowUnknownPorts based on suggestions from qwerty1 and dgoulet

nickm at torproject.org nickm at torproject.org
Tue Jan 20 19:09:48 UTC 2015


commit 18a15747efe29d2df7a8ea852439fd30886cf9b3
Author: Nick Mathewson <nickm at torproject.org>
Date:   Tue Jan 20 14:07:22 2015 -0500

    Expand manpage for HiddenServiceAllowUnknownPorts based on suggestions from qwerty1 and dgoulet
---
 doc/tor.1.txt |    4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt
index 92a6a6a..a10ce16 100644
--- a/doc/tor.1.txt
+++ b/doc/tor.1.txt
@@ -2073,7 +2073,9 @@ The following options are used to configure a hidden service.
 
 [[HiddenServiceAllowUnknownPorts]] **HiddenServiceAllowUnknownPorts** **0**|**1**::
    If set to 1, then connections to unrecognized ports do not cause the
-   current hidden service to close rendezvous circuits. (Default: 0)
+   current hidden service to close rendezvous circuits. (Setting this to 0 is
+   not an authorization mechanism; it is instead meant to be a mild
+   inconvenience to port-scanners.) (Default: 0)
 
 [[RendPostPeriod]] **RendPostPeriod** __N__ **seconds**|**minutes**|**hours**|**days**|**weeks**::
     Every time the specified period elapses, Tor uploads any rendezvous





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